Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-08-22
Gadies Column.
A Small Story with Large Moral

F mend her stockings and do such light
work for her. and pays her seventy,
five cents apiece. Or fifty cents. O
even dollar. sS the Csc may b
for cSkeS- l call II sheer extrsva-
gznce. for Mr. Daruows none 70 vel
Of.
Mrs nsrrow works hard, though,
put IN IiFsIe Miss Vest. mildly.
--Ye-es. l know. she alwav~ seems
% x busy, admitted Mn. Moplev.
.-Bus she seems TO be embroi,lering $
great deal
I have heard that she sells her
work in the city and gesS = large
price for IL
.H-m. said Mrs MopIey. dOabt-
fully. 1.-THE market for fancy work l.
drezdfully overcrow,Ie,i. I under
stand l should handy think any
body . far away IS Rel Wing would
stand much % = chance q selling
things
But / understand that Mrs Oar
row ! what they call an expert
At any rate. I would manage in
some way 70 do my own taking and
mending- l call il shiftle>S not TO- :
Ms NopIey spoke severely. and
a. the richest woman in Rel Wing. 4
small town situated not - far west
s. IL name might Indicate. she felt
that her influence should Il given
strongly againSt shiftIessness-
But. went on Miss Vest. who
VS. making s morning call. for bus
iness purposes On Mrs Moplev. i
mus not forget that I want YOU 70
head the subscription for the home
missionaries
viii do % gladly said Mrs.
Mopley. who vas proud OF her
charitable disposition. Let NE
see How much did l give last year:
I think II was ten dollars
% Mrs Mopley put down ten dol
lars. and little Miss Vest moved on.
TWAS perhaps an hour later that
shabby. but re<pectable-Io0kIng wo-
man rang Mrs Mopley-s bell. and
VS. shown into her parlor By the one
houSe-servant that Mrs Moplev kept
Il vas the height OF luxury in Red
Wing 70 keep one house servant and
: eoaehman-Mrs- Mopley's ..estab-
Eshment--
--Good-morning. AIrs- Tate said
Mrs Moplev. rather reServeflv. a
She entered the parlor. I hope
your husband ! better
Mrs Tate and Mrs Moplev had
hen 70 school together. but thar was
4 long time ago. TOD long for the
friendly old relations 70 last really.
and they had not seen each other Oft
en Of late years
No. he i not began Mrs. Tate.
her voice trembling = little We
had saved up 3 little something. b.
sides paying for our house. but this
long Illness has usel up everything
We had / have Sewe1 : good deal.
Mrs DaFTow very kindly employs me
for one DAY each week. and | could
do even more than that. II there vas
else 10 employ ne Then.
you KNOW | have paid a good deal OF
attention 70 cooking. and II v0u want
anything done IN that line. | wish
yOu would let ne trv 70 DO il.
Mrs Tate's voice had grown firm
before she finished She had thought
the matter over - much that she had
hoped 70 get through without an n
stants watering
I'm not one Of the extravagant
kind vou know Mrs Tate. said
Mrs MoPIey- somewhat coldIy- But
l cannot see an old friend suffer-
She drew her purse from her pock-
e. Mrs Tate rose with dignity
I DO not ask for charity. she
said l merely wish for WORK
Il wish you would take this
fve-dOIlar bill. really stannered
Mrs Mopley-
Il need II badly enough. heaven
knows exclaimed Mrs Tate. with
Z burst Of tears which she could not
help But / cannot take il without
returning something for II Whv
would Il cost ron any more. If | (
should give y0a five dollars worth o.
work for i than L I gave nothing Al
all l. II not z trueT charity 20 give j
the poor work than 10 give them mon /
ey- and - take away their seIf-re- I
spect
Mrs Mopley stood iFTesolute. hold I
ing the fye-dOIlar bill IL her hand
II don't know but ron are
right Esther" she said her friends /.
heaTT-br0ken eloquence leveIing for .
the time the barriers between them 4
i have been trying 70 do something
for you for . good while. I thought I
I would send you basket Of /
thing-7'
But l an well and strong. inter !
upted Mrs Tate NV children 4
are Old enough % take care Of them /
selves and 10 90 70 school alone. Al I.
that / want l. WORK / an q fair I
and q good cook. There ]
are my baked beans nv fsh-baIIs.
my cruIIers. and different sorts Of 4
cake and pies think / could suit /
Won with any of them"
--IOu may send me up some fish /
balls and taxed beans every Satur- /
day afternoon. Esther said Mrs. /
hastily And a. though she /
Was afraid her resolution would give
Out before she had finished speak i
ing And have promised % con
tribute two cakes 70 the sOciabIe to +
MORROW evening Make me two u /
your incest. please. And / have 4
six dress am just ripping and !
spOnging for . comfortable. You
might do that If yOu ike: III send i
L down u your house. But / can't
help feeling a. though this u1rs wsfFs-